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Meetup Organizer Newsletter | August 2026 Oli otya, and hello. Here’s what organizers have been running around the world, plus what’s worth trying next. WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They’re one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the…

WordPress Credits is working. Students around the world are contributing to real projects, earning academic recognition, and graduating with a WordPress.orgWordPress.org The community site where WordPress code is created and shared by the users. This is where you can download the source code for WordPress core, plugins and themes as well as the central location…

For the past year we have been telling the story of WordPress Credits through updates and posts: students turning open sourceOpen Source Open Source denotes software for which the original source code is made freely available and may be redistributed and modified. Open Source **must be** delivered via a licensing model, see GPL. experience into…

Activity kits are now live on Learn WordPress, and we want to make sure community members know about them! A WordPress activity kit is a complete, ready-to-run session package for anyone (event organizers, facilitators, instructors, etc) who wants to teach about WordPress topics. Each kit includes a facilitator guide and slide deck, all within a…

Following up on “Rethinking our Monthly Team Meetings“, we’re running our first coworking session next Thursday, August 13th. Time: 11:30 UTC What we’ll work on: the handbooks restructure proposal, picking up the audit work and moving pieces of it forward together. Format: short kickoff to align on what we’re tackling, then a focused work blockBlock…

Welcome to the Monthly Education Buzz Report, your go-to source for highlights and updates on the WordPress Campus Connect, WordPress Credits, and WordPress Student Club education initiatives within the WordPress community. This report aims to celebrate, promote, and inform individuals across the WordPress community and beyond about the diverse educational endeavors underway. WordPress Campus Connect…

When I stepped into the role of Program ManagerProgram Manager Program Managers (formerly Super Deputies) are Program Supporters who can perform extra tasks on WordCamp.org like creating new sites and publishing WordCamps to the schedule. for WPCredits in Latin America, one of the goals I set for myself was to explore new ways of bringing…

WordCampWordCamp WordCamps are casual, locally-organized conferences covering everything related to WordPress. They’re one of the places where the WordPress community comes together to teach one another what they’ve learned throughout the year and share the joy. Learn more. US is almost here, and the Education working group will be there with a dedicated table at…

The Meetup Organizer Newsletter has been quiet since July 2025. Huge credit to @bjmcsherry, @josvelasco, and @peiraisotta for carrying that one. As we’re all thinking hard about reconnecting communities, a regular events roundup feels like something worth having again, and I’d like to help bring it back. I’ve been getting more involved in community events…

The problem Over the past months we’ve tried two meeting slots at different times, then a 12-hour open window, hoping to catch more people across timezones. Neither change moved the needle. Attendance and participation remain low, and, as we discussed openly in the April meeting, most of the value of these meetings can already be…